The Mesquite Solar project is a photovoltaic power plant being built in Arlington, Maricopa County, Arizona, owned by Sempra Generation.[1] Phase 1 has a nameplate capacity of 150 megawatts.[2] The project will be 700 MW when completed.[2][3]
Mesquite Solar 1 uses 800,000 solar panels from Suntech Power.[4][5] The EPC contractor is Zachry Holdings.[6] Construction began in 2011 and was completed in 2013.[4] Mesquite 1 is projected to generate more than 350 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually (an average of about 40 MW), and will offset roughly 200,000 tons of carbon emissions each year.[6]
Phase 1 cost about $600 million.[7] Sempra Generation has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for the 150 MW from Mesquite 1.[1]
In late December, 2011, 42 MW was completed and connected to the grid.[8] Sempra Energy completed the 150 MW phase of the Project in January 2013.[3]
Production [edit]
Generation (GW·h)[citation needed]
| Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
| 2011 |
|
3.0 |
3.0 |
| 2012 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
10.8 |
14.7 |
20.3 |
20.7 |
22.8 |
26.1 |
25.1 |
27.8 |
25.0 |
24.7 |
233.5 |
| 2013 |
26.9 |
31.3 |
35.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94.0 |
| Total |
330.4 |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Sempra Generation Contracts With PG&E for 150 MW of Solar Power". CNNMoney.com. October 12, 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ a b "Mesquite Solar 1". Sempra Generation. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ a b Sempra Completes first phase of Mesquite Solar Project
- ^ a b Wesoff, Eric (February 3, 2011). "Suntech to Supply 800,000 PV Panels for Sempra’s Mesquite 1". Greentech Media. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Woody, Todd (February 4, 2011). "Arizona Solar Plant Picks Chinese Supplier". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ a b "Sempra Generation Selects Suntech and Zachry for Landmark Arizona Solar Power Plant". Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Goossens, Ehren (February 3, 2011). "Sempra Buying Suntech Panels for 150-Megawatt Solar Project". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2011-02-06. "Scott Crider, a Sempra Generation spokesman, would not give a price for the Mesquite project. Photovoltaic “projects can range from $3.5 to $5.5 million per megawatt, that’s the general industry standard,” he said in an interview."
- ^ "Sempra Generation commissions 42 MW at Mesquite Solar 1 plant". Solar Server. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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